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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Kitchen Magic

Y’all know how much I LOVE me some Paula Deen. And if you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you know that I LOVE seafood, too. What do you get when you combine my two favorites?!?! Kitchen magic, my friends. Kitchen magic. There was definitely something magical happening to my taste buds when I tried this little dish. I’ve been terrified to try and make my own crab cakes, but I couldn’t have been more pleased about how these turned out. Magical indeed!!!

Doesn’t look near as intimidating as it sounds, does it?! You can see I took a little shortcut. The little grocery store here in town doesn’t have fresh seafood behind the counter, so I opted for the lump crabmeat from VanCamp’s instead ;)

Mix all of the ingredients {except for the oil and flour} together in a bowl and stir until well combined.

Shape the crab mixture into little patties. Depending on how firm you want your patties to be, you may want to add more…or less…crushed crackers. Lightly dust the tops and bottoms of your patties with flour.

Now heat the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. When the oil is hot & ready, place the patties in the skilled and fry on one side for about 4-5 minutes or until golden brown. Carefully turn the patty over on the opposite side and fry for an additional 4-5 minutes..or until golden brown.

I don’t always have the best luck when it comes to frying. The food either gets burned to a crisp or I wind up with 2nd degree oil burns. All that to be said, this couldn’t have turned out more *perfect*, ifIdosaysomyself.

We paired our little heaven cakes with a mixture of cocktail and remoulade sauces and BOOM…kitchen magic. I just can’t say it enough. These were SENSATIONAL and definitely would’ve been worth the oil burns ;) Can’t wait to make ‘em again!